I received a call from my daughter, a dispatcher who requested I make a card for a patrolman's mom for her 50th birthday. Sounded easy, until she stipulated that he wanted a naked redhead sleeping in a dog bed. Nope, no can do. A day later, she stops over and asks, " so will you do the card?" I answer no. Coloring naked anything is just not me. Stamp or image, not possible to locate one. I turned the tables and agreed to do it IF he finds an image that is decent. He turned up with this one, thankfully with clothes on. Mom got a little looped when she was 40 and while undressing, fell into the dog bed where she remained for the night. Thus the request. I did this all digitally in Photoshop Elements. The clipping mask (the black behind the image) was a free one from the internet. I used brushes (digital stamps) to create the scrollwork and dragonflies and used free digi paper from Scrapbook.com adding subtle stamping to the background. A good friend helped come up with a sentiment. I stitched around the edges to add some texture and added a few Ranger enamel accent dots to the background. Thanks for stopping and thanks Diane (ciocidi) for the inspiration to try digital again.
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Date: Monday, March 9, 2015 GMT Views: 1612
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31100
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 8:25 PM
I would have said the same as you, Nancy! No way to making a naked card! You are an amazing lady....so skilled with the computer and such an artist with card making! You did really well with the request at hand~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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― Lou Holtz
Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20557
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 8:47 PM
What fun! The story is fantastic, the way you put the card together is awesome! Nancy, so much creativity and thought went into this creation, I hope you get to hear the response from the 50 yr old mother!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Mon, Mar 09, 2015 @ 9:53 PM
Oh my goodness Nancy you are a genius. This is as creative as it is artistically fabulous. I thought this was a scrapbook page when I saw it in the gallery....oh my you are sooooo talanted my friend. wow, wow, wow.
------------------------------ Susie
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Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26123
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 @ 6:52 PM
Wow! I am so impressed by your work under pressure! I would freeze up and not be able to produce anything. I have admired what you do with technology before and lady you just get better and better!
Registered: November 25, 2007 Location: Rudolph, WI Posts: 14498
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 @ 8:01 PM
Nancy, AGAIN you come up with the best and in your explanation, you make it seem like it is just so simple!!!! You are able to come up with the best under whatever conditions! I agree on not being willing to do a naked woman! I am sure she will really enjoy the card! I hope she gets to read your posting to know what you went through to get it right! tfs
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Sat, Mar 14, 2015 @ 5:21 PM
Only you could take a weird request and turn it into something wonderful! I love how you have taken the sharp edges of the original photo and very artistically made it very appealing. And your wonderful signiture stitching adds another amazing element to peak our interest. The sentiment is both clever and so appropriate for the funny photo and request! Very well done my friend and we are impressed beyond measure with this well thought out and beautifully executed card.